military police

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At the time of the coup, Tejero was 48 and had spent his entire adult working life in the Civil Guard, Spain's military police.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He served for three years as a military police officer, including a stint guarding the Da Nang Air Base with the South Vietnamese army.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The joint operation by civil and military police comes after a year-long investigation.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

In a message on the social network Telegram, Maduro said he was mobilizing the military, police and a civilian militia to defend Venezuela's "mountains, coasts, schools, hospitals, factories and markets."

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Later, when he joined the Marines and quickly went AWOL, Deborah tracked him down and made him turn himself in to the military police.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot